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Police Count 133 Broken Window Reports In 1 Night
Salt Lake valley police say they’re investigating after 133 cases of broken car windows were reported in a single night. Officials say it…
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County Offices Closed In Remembrance Of Killed Search & Rescue Volunteer
Teton County, Wyoming business offices were closed Tuesday afternoon so that county employees could attend memorial services for Ray Shriver. Shriver…
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Brewery Grows Despite Sluggish Economy
Eastern Idaho may be rural, but it produces many products that sell all over the country, even the world. One Teton Valley business has found great…
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Coroner Releases Autopsy Report In Bannock Co. Shooting Death
Initial autopsy results are back on the man who was shot and killed in Bannock County on Saturday. Paul Danielson died from small caliber wounds to…
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Soda Springs Man Dies During Snowmobile Trip
A Soda Springs man is dead after a snowmobile trip in Caribou County turned tragic on Saturday. The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office is not…
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Public Asked To Pay For Shootout Suspect’s Defense
The family of a man charged with capital murder in the deadly shooting of a police officer has set up a website to help raise money for his defense.…
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AMBER ALERT: Search Continues for Missing Caldwell Children
An Amber Alert continues for three children out of Nampa. Police said the three may be with their biological mother. Bertha Alicia Guerrero-Castro…
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Idaho Considers Taxing Internet Sales
What’s become an annual, unsuccessful push for Idaho to tax Internet sales got started in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. The latest…
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Logan High’s Fines To Tardy Students Criticized
Logan High School’s new policy of fining students between $15 and $45 for being late to class is drawing criticism from some parents. The…
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Gas Stations Feeling Price Pressure
Americans are feeling a lot more pain at the pump as a sudden spike in gas prices has pushed the national average up to $3.57 a gallon, according to…
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Feature Film Being Shot In Old Town
There is movie magic being made in Pocatello. An independent film crew has set up shop in the old Scott’s Ski building in Old Town to shoot a…
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Idaho Preparing To Apply For No Child Left Behind Waiver
The second deadline is looming for states to apply for exemption from some parts of the No Child Left Behind law. After a month of stakeholder and…
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Elizabeth Smart Marries At Hawaii Temple
Elizabeth Smart has gotten married. A family spokesman says the Utah woman who was kidnapped at knifepoint at age 14 and held captive for nine months…
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Latino Mormons Speaking Out Against Romney
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is not being warmly received by at least one group of Mormons. That’s the fast-growing group of…
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H.S. Basketball Scores, Feb. 20
BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP) Teton 38 Sugar-Salem 43 F**Sugar-Salem Wins District Title** 2A DISTRICT 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP)…
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Former KIFI Manager Remembered
Former KIFI station manager, 83 year old Herm Haefele passed away Thursday in Idaho Falls. Haefele was station manager at KIFI-TV from 1962 to 1990.…
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Underage Tanning Ban Passes In State Legislative Committee
A bill to ban indoor tanning for people younger than 18 was approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee. Those who support the bill say…
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Teachers Talk About Repealing Education Reform
The fight against State Superintendent Tom Luna’s education reform is far from over. Educators across the state gathered Monday to discuss the…
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2 Arrested For Impersonating Police Officers
Two Horseshoe Bend residents suspected of impersonating police officers and pulling over vehicles along Highway 55 have been arrested after a police…
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Idaho Falls Apartment Burns
A fire caused $25,000 to an apartment Sunday, the Idaho Falls Fire Department said. The fire occurred on the two-story apartment building on 1881 E.…
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Proposed Bills To Shift Authority From Cities To State
Between oil and gas exploration and franchise fees, there are some bills in the legislature that propose shifting local control to the state. Rep.…
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Lewisville Horses Hoof It To National Prominence
At a small farm in the southeast Idaho countryside, one man is training a pair of horses to compete on the national stage. On a crisp, early morning…
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H.S. Wrestling Scores, Feb. 17
4A DISTRICT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1ST BLACKFOOT 409.5 2ND BONNEVILLE 350.0 3RD RIGBY 184.5 4TH MADISON 125.5 5TH SHELLEY 132 6TH HILLCREST…
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High School Scores, Feb. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A STATE TOURNAMENTLEWISTON 43 HIGHLAND 35 F 4A STATE TOURNAMENT MOSCOW 42 RIGBY 50 F CENTURY 38MADISON 45 F 3A STATE TOURNAMENT…
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Police: Car Chase Ends In Crash On Blackfoot Bridge
Blackfoot Police say what started as a traffic stop on Saturday morning, ended in a crash on the bridge over Interstate 15. Lt. Paul Newbold said…
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JFAC Prepares To Set Idaho’s 2013 Budget
After 40 days in session, it’s time for Idaho state legislators to start setting the 2013 budget. And while a surplus in revenue means a better…
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Shooting Death At Swan Lake, 12-Year-Old Son Suspected
A shooting near Swan Lake has left a local man dead, and the sheriff’s department said the suspect is the victim’s 12-year-old son. The…
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Man Gets Prison In Arson Conspiracy Case
A Teton County man who hired a neighbor to burn down his parent?s home so he could collect insurance money was sentenced Friday to one and a half to…
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Emily Stephenson
Is there a connection between how involved high school students are in activities and how happy they are? If this week’s United Dairymen of…
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Federal Authorities Investigating Teton County, Wyo. Helicopter Crash
One day after a devastating helicopter crash in Bridger-Teton National Forest, a community is still in shock as officials from several different…
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Drivers Would Be Allowed To Speed Under Wyo. Bill
Drivers could legally go over posted speed limits to pass slowpokes under a bill making its way through the Wyoming legislature. According to the…
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Jury Finds Provo Man Guilty In Brother’s Beating
A jury is convicting a man of beating his brother nearly to death with a stick in the middle of a Provo street. The jury’s verdict delivered…
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INL Honors Employee Inventions
Hundreds of Idaho National Lab employees came together in Idaho Falls to celebrate the greatest scientific and engineering achievements of 2011. The…
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Demarcos Closes Its Doors In Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls is losing a decades-old shop and well-known fixture in the community. Demarcos, a men’s clothing store, will close its doors for…
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Simplot Games Host New Events
The events that make up the core of the Simplot Games don’t see much change, but the organizers do try to bring in a little something new every…
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Upper Valley Celebrates Winter
It may be the “winter that never was” but the upper valley is still celebrating the season this weekend. With so little snow this winter…
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UI President Voices Opposition To Removal Of ‘Flagship’ From Mission
The Idaho State Board of Education riled University of Idaho officials and supporters on Thursday by removing the word “flagship” from U…
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Romney The Latest GOP Presidential Candidate To Visit Idaho
Republican presidential candidates are making their way around the country, and this week, throughout the Gem State. Mitt Romney rallied in Boise on…
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Opposition Strikes At ‘Obamacare’ On Birth Control
Republican state lawmakers are opening another front in the war against President Obama’s health care overhaul. They’re seizing on the…
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Josh Powell Had 400 Cartoon Sex And Incest Images
Documents show that investigators in Washington recovered hundreds of images of disturbing, sexualized cartoon images from Josh Powell’s…
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Ucon Elementary School Celebrates Successful Food Drive
Students at Ucon Elementary School enjoyed a sweet reward for their good deed. Farr’s Candy teamed up with Western States to throw the entire…
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Battelle Energy Faces $500K Cut In Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy is warning Battelle Energy Alliance that it faces a $500,000 cut in the funding it receives to manage the Idaho…
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Allstate To Pay $7.5M In Salaries In 2012
Allstate will pay out $7.5 million in salaries to 230 employees at its newly built call center in Chubbuck in 2012 alone. The company is happy with…
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Powell Family Backing Off Cemetery Decision
A lawyer for the parents of missing Utah mom Susan Powell says they have been told her husband will not be buried in the same cemetery as the two…
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Students Tape Elementary Principal To Wall
Students taped Fairview Elementary School’s Principal Jason Lords to the wall Wednesday. Mrs. Durfee?s first-grade class won the chance to hang…
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Local HS Student Helps Ugandan School
A local teenager is being recognized for bringing the chance for a good education to young children in Africa. Ariane Drake started her own…
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Snake River Junior High Principal Arraigned On 3 Counts Of Sexual Abuse
Snake River Junior High School Principal Christopher Cox was arraigned in Blackfoot on Thursday morning on three separate felony counts of sexual…
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Ron Paul Brings His Campaign To Idaho
Presidential candidate Ron Paul brought his campaign to Twin Falls on Thursday. Twin Falls isn’t a usual campaign spot for presidential…
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Teton Valley Plans For Economic Growth
Teton Valley leaders are putting a lot of effort into improving their local economy. After the construction boom collapsed in 2008, business in the…
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Skin Doctors, Activists Square Off On Teen Tanning
Skin doctors told House lawmakers to ban tanning for people under 18, while personal liberties activists argued such laws turn Idaho into a…
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More Details Released In Deadly Helicopter Crash
More information has been released on Wednesday?s deadly helicopter crash in Teton County, Wyo. A Teton County Search and Rescue helicopter responded…
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Bannock Development Corp. Announces New Director
Bannock Development Corporation announced its new executive director Thursday. John Regetz comes from Michigan City, Indiana, where he worked as…
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‘Elvis Lives’ Comes To Idaho Falls
Elvis not only lives — there is now more than one of him. A troupe of Elvis Presley impersonators will perform Thursday at the Colonial Theater…
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IEA, Dept. Of Ed Weigh In On Teacher Departures
The number of Idaho teachers leaving the profession is increasing. Numbers released by the State Department of Education show they more than doubled…
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High School Scores, Feb. 14
BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 5A DISTRICT 5-6 Idaho Falls 59 Skyline 63 F 4A DISTRICT 5 Century 51Pocatello 66 F 4A DISTRICT 6 Bonneville 39 Shelley 63 F…
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Bomb Squad Destroys Suspicious Bag At Coffee Shop
A bomb squad has detonated a bag of guns left behind by a man acting suspiciously at a Salt Lake City coffee shop’s open mic night. Police say…
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Chubbuck Post Office To Close As Mayors Try To Save Another
The battle of the post office continues: The Chubbuck Post Office has been notified that it will close by the end of March. The closure comes as…
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Blackfoot PD Brings New Notification System To City
The Blackfoot Police Department is hoping to make the city’s streets safer with a new online system to notify people of crimes, fires and even…
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Idaho Law Or Farce? No Gifting Candy Less Than 50 Pounds?
Valentine’s Day has men bending over backwards for their sweethearts. Searching for the right card, picking up fresh flowers, and of course,…
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Santorum Visits Idaho, Continues Surge In Polls
It seems the theory that Idaho would be more important if the state moved up its presidential primary is coming true. Rick Santorum made stops in…
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Police Find 242 Pounds Of Pot On Truck
A truck driver is in jail after police found 242 pounds of marijuana on the truck during a traffic stop near Evanston on Interstate 80. Hazem Izzat,…
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Amber Alert Canceled For Montana Girl
An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 12-year-old Montana girl. According to amberalert.com, Jasmine Walker has been found. No further information…
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Hearing On Proposed LDS Church Draws Full House
The Teton County Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a conditional use permit for a proposed LDS meetinghouse, but they are still reviewing…
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High School Scores, Feb. 15
BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6 Salmon 60 South Fremont 54 F Teton 44 Sugar-Salem 46…
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Bingham County Sees Suicide Attempts Spike, State Hospital Admissions Up
There is no tracking mechanism to tell us the cause, but some wonder if cutbacks in mental health services may be contributing to more mental…
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Rural Communities Plan For Growth
A number of local communities are working together to plan their future growth and development. It’s all part of a $1.5 million study paid for…
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Snake River Junior High Principal Charged With Sexual Abuse
The principal of Snake River Junior High School was arrested Wednesday on two counts of felony sexual abuse of a minor child. Bingham County Sheriff…
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Parvovirus Found in Wolf Killed in Hailey
Lab reports have come back positive for parvo in a wolf killed in the Hailey area, Idaho Fish and Game said Wednesday. The wolf, a juvenile female,…
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Jordan Schools Placed On Lockdown After Threat
A threatening 911 call has prompted a temporary lockdown at Herriman and Riverton high schools in the Jordan School District. Herriman city officials…
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Auston
“Hi, I’m Auston. My favorite things that I really like are building stuff, playing video games, riding my new scooter, playing with my…
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Santorum Exploring Secret Service Protection
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is exploring Secret Service protection following a rowdy rally in Washington state earlier in the…
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GOP Presidential Candidates Make Stops In Idaho
Idaho is a hot spot in the GOP presidential race this week. Rick Santorum visited Coeur d’Alene and Boise on Tuesday. (Click here for story.)…
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ON Semiconductor Spends Millions In Upgrades
A major employer in Pocatello is planning millions of dollars in growth. While the economy has brought tough times for many businesses, ON…
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High School Scores, Feb 13
BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6 Salmon 40 Sugar-Salem 45 F Teton 43 South Fremont 27 F 2A DISTRICT 6 Ririe 39 West Jefferson 38 F Firth 34…
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Add The Words Campaign Still Growing
They may be down but don’t count them out. Even though a state Senate committee rejected the campaign to prohibit employment and housing…
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ISU Faculty Group Files Federal Lawsuit
An Idaho State University faculty group filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the university’s administration. The Idaho State…
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Senate Vote Nixes Protection For Idaho Gays, Lesbians
A party-line Senate committee vote rejected changes to the state’s Human Rights Act to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people…
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ICAN Delivers ‘Broken Heart’ Valentine To Payday Lenders
In local communities and across the state, activists are paying a special Valentine’s visit to payday lenders. Members of the Idaho Community…
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Man Pleads Not Guilty In Christmas Day Stabbing, Victim’s Mom Reacts
The suspect in the Christmas stabbing of 20-year-old Buck Garner was in court Tuesday to enter his plea on second-degree murder charges. Joseph…
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Idaho Falls Police Say Woman Flushed Heroin Down Toilet
Idaho Falls police said a woman flushed 10 packages of heroin into a toilet during a police investigation Feb. 2. Police said they arrested Denice…
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Coalition Challenges Idaho Water Quality Rules
Calling Idaho’s law one of the nation’s weakest regulators of water pollution, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition filed a lawsuit in U.S.…
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Voters To Decide On Salmon School Bond For Sixth Time
There are school districts in Idaho that routinely pass bond elections and agree to raise taxes to help school budgets. Then there’s the Salmon…
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Police Partner With Website To Provide Neighborhood Crime Info
Law enforcement agencies in the Blackfoot area have teamed up with a website to help you get current information to protect your family and…
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Ali And Christina: What They’re Doing Now
Ali and Christina Christensen gained national attention by wowing the judges on America’s Got Talent and placing in the top 10 best contestants…
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Pocatello Sees Business Boom
It might be a sign of the recovering economy, but Pocatello is seeing a rush of new businesses in town. Developments are happening in Old Town, on…
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Jefferson County Woman Dies In Car Crash
Alexandra Kidd, 20, of Jefferson County died Saturday afternoon after a car accident on 55th East, the Bonneville County Sheriff?s Office reported.…
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West Idaho Falls Sees More Burglaries
More burglaries are being reported on the west side of Idaho Falls — the same part of town where police arrested a man last week in connection…
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Proposed Bill To Allow Crossing Guards To Cite Drivers
Some new legislation set to hit the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives would put more power in the hands of school crossing guards. It would…
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Wolf Tracks Spotted Near Idaho Falls Country Club Neighborhood
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confirmed wolf tracks have been discovered near the Idaho Falls Country Club neighborhood south of town.…
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Dad Plays Porn Instead Of ‘Smurfs’ At Kid’s Party
Police aren’t filing charges against a father who briefly played a pornographic video instead of “The Smurfs” at his child’s…
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Flood Stage Designations Changed
Prompted by recent field work, Fremont County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service have lowered the official flood stage at three of…
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Bonneville School District Names Deputy Superintendent
The appointment of a new deputy superintendent has created an administrative domino-effect in the Bonneville School District. Superintendent Dr.…
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BLM Offers Reward To Catch Campground Vandals
The Bureau of Land Management has posted a one thousand dollar reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible…
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Sheriff: Trucks Reported As Stolen Have Been Found
Two trucks that were reported stolen from Koompin Brothers Farms have been recovered, the Power County Sheriff?s Office said Monday. On Friday, the…
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Blackfoot Man’s Shocking Snowmobile Close-Call Goes Viral
For one Blackfoot man, a brush with death has turned into unlikely YouTube stardom. “I feel lucky to be alive,” said snowmobile…
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Yellowstone Park Penny Tax Might Set Precedent
National Park Service officials say, if approved, a 1-cent concessionaires sales tax to raise money for infrastructure projects at Yellowstone would…
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Sandpoint Council Eyes Sidewalk Snow Removal Ordinance
Officials in the northern Idaho city of Sandpoint are considering removing a section of an ordinance concerning sidewalk snow removal because some…
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Sentencing Set For Mom In Virginity For Sale Case
A Utah woman who pleaded guilty to reduced sexual exploitation charges for trying to sell her 13-year-old daughter’s virginity is set for a…
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